PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13029, 21 November 1905, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Colonel Vabxky leaves for Sydney to-day by the mail steamer Ventura. Mr. R. S. Lamb was a passenger to Sydney by the Victoria yesterday. Dr. W. E. Thomas leaves for Sydney by S-; the mail steamer Ventura to-day. Dr. A. G. Matt-land, who has been on a visit to Europe, returned by the Zealandia from Sydney yesterday. - Canon Jordan, of Tauranga, who has '■'.'"■'.:■'. ben on a visit to Australia, returned'to Auckland by the Zealandia yesterday. -" The Rev. J. E. Carruthers, who has been •pending a holiday visit in Auckland, left for Sydney by the Victoria yesterday. The Revs. Riddle. Campbell, and Stehsoii were passengers to New Plymouth by '•\ - the Takapuna, from Onehunga, yesterday. '. Mr.- Thomas Buddie and Miss Buddie, who have been visiting Europe, were pasHi sengers from Sydney by the Zealandia yesterday. Mr. E. V. Miller, manager of the Colonial Sugar Company's works at Chelsea, is a, passenger from San Francisco by the mail steamer Ventura. - A Blenheim Press Association telegram states that Mr. Justice Cooper has concluded the civil business of the Blenheim Supreme Court, and leaves for Nelson. Information has been received in Wellington to the effect that Mr. J. C, Gavin, Assistant-Controller and Auditor-General, • ;.; Who " went Home for the benefit of his -. •-' health a few months ago, has had a paralytic stroke in Scotland. • N\ Mr. N. R. Levin, who has been an agent '-. of the Australian Mutual Provident Society for some years, has been promoted to the position of the society's industrial suv, perintendent in the district between New ■?'-. Plymouth and Palmerston North. [■:■;;.: Yesterday forenoon the fishing enthusiasts "\ on the s.6'. Durham, through Mr. J. King, presented Captain J. Poole, the obliging •'skipper," with a silver-mounted pipe, in recognition of his many kindnesses to patrons on their periodica' fishing cruises. Our Wanganu- correspondent writes: — A pleasant function look place at the Rutland Hotel on Thursday evening, when ■V; Mr. Allan Robinson was entertained by ;- * the 'settlers of Mangamahu. Mr. Robinson i/ has been a settler in the Mangamahu district- for the past quarter of a century, ' and is now about to take up-his residence in the Waikato. About 40 settlers were - V ' present at the dinner given in bis honour, Mr. A. i Higgle presiding. During the . evening Mr.Manuington, on behalf of the ladies of Mangamahu, handed Mr. Robinson a handsome service of plate for Mrs. Robinson to mark the esteem 'n which she was held by the ladies of the district. ■ Mr. G. W. Shields, district- inspector,. Chinese Imperial posts, Kaifeng-fu, Honan, writes to us as follows :—" I have ■ Irtd the honour of entertaining Mr. Oliver Bainbridge. F.S.A.. F.R.G.S., etc., the distinguished traveller and scientist, during his visit to Kaifeng-fu. the ancient capital and ;. centre of . the. Middle. . Kingdom, in search of information regai-dins; the Chinese Jews. He made so favourable an impres- .:.' sion on the few remaining Jews, that they have - asked him to present, a petition, drawn up and signed by them, to their • - brethren in England and other countries across the seas, asking for assistance to rebuild their synagogue and gather together the remnants of a once mighty community." * ■"•'''■:-"."•; •■'.-'■:.•'.■■■.